The ________ are the mineral class that accounts for more than 90 percent of the Earth's crust

A) silicates
B) sulfates
C) carbonates
D) sulfides


Answer: A

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The Alpine Fault of New Zealand is an example of ________ plate boundary

A) a continental transform B) a continental-continental convergent C) a continental-continental divergent D) an oceanic-continental convergent E) an oceanic-oceanic convergent

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